• Forward suffered ‘slight knock’ in England training session • Southgate says injury will be assessed on Wednesday Marcus Rashford suffered a slight injury in England’s final training session before the squad flew out to Russia and is Gareth Southgate’s only injury concern before the opening mat...

England manager Gareth Southgate has admitted that he's some tough decisions before the World Cup but praised the performances of Marcus Rashford and Ruben Loftus-Cheek. With under two weeks to go until England's tournament begins Southgate the squad has got 'real competition for places' . Englan...

Gareth Southgate will be delighted at the performances of his younger players, with Marcus Rashford, Ruben Loftus-Cheek and Trent Alexander-Arnold all catching the eye Gareth Southgate had admitted on the eve of the Costa Rica game that he expects to have to choose between his most experienced de...

•‘There are some serious decisions to take, but in a good way’ • Manager praises Marcus Rashford and Ruben Loftus-Cheek Gareth Southgate has admitted he has “serious decisions” to make over his starting lineup for England’s opening group game at the World Cup, against Tunisia in 10 days’ time, af...

Win over Costa Rica was productive run-out for team of second-choicers with enough attacking vim to suggest problems for England’s early World Cup opponents And so on to the banks of the Baltic. Nobody ever really knows what to make of games such as these, the final demob‑happy friendlies of a to...

These are the moments when it is probably wise to remember – this being England, after all– that it is never sensible to overdose on optimism before a World Cup actually starts. Yet there are at least grounds for positivity and increasingly there is a sense that Gareth Southgate’s players are hig...

• Midfielder had problem with his right ankle during training • Fred due to join Manchester United from Shakhtar Donetsk The Brazil midfielder Fred has suffered an injury scare just one week before the World Cup in Russia gets under way. Fred is on the cusp of a move to Manchester United , who an...

The 2016-17 accounts of all top-flight clubs and what the figures say about their health. Manchester United top the charts again with a £581m income and £57m profit Financial figures for 2016-17, for the 20 clubs that were in the Premier League during 2016-17. All details from the most recently p...

• Player excited at prospect of joining compatriot Mourinho • ‘I could not turn down the chance to join world’s biggest club’ Manchester United have announced the signing of defender Diogo Dalot from Porto on a five-year contract. Portugal Under-21 international Dalot revealed he simply could not...

The Brazil midfielder, comfortable as destroyer and creator, could form part of a thrilling and penetrative attacking unit Manchester United have made a habit of getting creative when unveiling signings in recent years. Stormzy was called in to help announce Paul Pogba’s return and Alexis Sánchez...